Improvement in riding-boots



Patented July 23,1872.-

B. C; YOUNG.

l ImprovementA in Ri ing,Boots.

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UNITED STATES BARKER c. roUNe, on BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN VRIDINGBOOTSfJ pecicaton forming part of LettersPatet No. 129,??6, dated July 23, 1872i Twill whom it may concern: t

Beit known that I, BARKER C. YOUNG, of Boston, in the county of Su'olk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Riding-Boots,&c.; and I do hereby declare that the following, taken in connection with the drawing which accompanies and forms part of this specification, is a description of my inventionsufcient to enable those skilled in the art to practice it.

My invention relates particularly to the construction of a lon g-legged riding-boot; and in my invention I form the long leg of one piece of leather, seamed at the back, such seam being covered and protected by an outer brace or strip, which is stitched at each edge of the `leg, forming a protection to the Seam and preserving the tubular form of the leg. `My invention consists, primarily, in a high-topped or long-legged riding-boot, the leg of which,

i being made in one piece and back-seamed, has its seamncovered and fortiiied by a brace that is stitched `at its opposite edges `to the leg.

The invention" also consists in a method of strengthening braces or stays, to be used for covering and protecting such or vanalogous seams.

The drawing represents a boot embodying my invention.4 A shows a rear side view of B is a cross-section of the leg.

` a denotesr the sole; b, the vamp; c, the heelquarter; d, the heel; and e, the leg, the leg being a separate piece of leatherfrom the quarter and vamp, and stitched to them by a row of stitches, g.Y The leg eis preferably formed of grain-leather, and is madexin one piece, the

two edges h z' being laid together, preferably, with their inner faces abutting, and united by a row of stitches, leaving the two edgesoutermost, and the extreme edges being then laid back, the seam being opened both on the inside and on the outside of the seam. Over the outside of this seam, when so opened, I stitch the brace la, extending said brace from the top of the leg to the quarter c, fastening it by two rows'of stitches, l m, which pass through the braceand leg and leg-lining. This brace serves to keep the parts distended,strengtl1ens they seam, imparts a finish, and enables the backseamed leg to be easily made. To prevent abrasive wear of the Outer Surface of such braces said surface may be made or provided with reed wire-lock stitches n, as seen at A, the wires lying upon the surface and acting as guards to keep the saddle-straps, &c., from injurious contact with the brace, and to prevent the brace from crippling or breaking directly opposite to the seam it covers. These wire-lock Stitches are applied to the brace alone, before it is stitched to the leg, and do not form a bond of union between the brace and leg.

I claim- In a brace fastened at its edges to the bootleg, the lineof reenforcing wire-lock stitches running through the center ofthe brace, substantially as shown and described.

BARKEB. C. YOUNG.

l Witnesses:

FRANCIS GOULD, M. W. FROTHINGHAM. 

